Cinnamon kulfi

I'm doing a bit of housecleaning here, and that includes getting around to blog posts that have been collecting dust for months.

Yes, months. I took this photo months ago before I got my DSLR and it's quite obvious, isn't it?

Still, it's worth revisiting because with the summer fast approaching, you'll want to add this to your repertoire when you need to cool down.

Ice cream? Tish. Gelato? Tosh.
Why not try kulfi, a milk-based frozen treat popular in India and Pakistan.

Barefoot Contessa's Ice Cream Bombe

I promised myself I'd tackle one of Martha Stewart's ice cream bombes this summer, a rather delicate, precious one called a "raspberry pavlova bombe" that involves placing dozens of delicate raspberries inside a bowl.

Yes, well, as much as I'd love to do that, I thought I'd start with something less ambitious. And so when I saw the Barefoot Contessa's recipe for an ice cream bombe in her book "Barefoot in Paris" I knew I'd found the right recipe for me: only three ingredients.